US2024368720A1PendingUtilityA1

Austentic stainless steel and manufacturing method thereof

Assignee: POSCO CO LTDPriority: Jul 6, 2021Filed: Jun 9, 2022Published: Nov 7, 2024
Est. expiryJul 6, 2041(~14.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C21D 8/02C22C 38/58C22C 38/48C22C 38/02C22C 38/001C21D 2211/001C21D 8/0273C21D 8/0236C21D 8/0226C21D 8/0263C21D 6/004C21D 9/46C22C 38/46C22C 38/44C22C 38/42C22C 38/04C22C 38/40C21D 8/0205
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Abstract

Disclosed are a ultrafine austenitic stainless steel simultaneously satisfying a high strength, a high elongation, and a high yield ratio and a method for manufacturing the same. An austenitic stainless steel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.005 to 0.03% of carbon (C), 0.1 to 1.0% of silicon (Si), 0.1 to 2.0% of manganese (Mn), 6.0 to 12.0% of nickel (Ni), 16.0 to 20.0% of chromium (Cr), 0.01 to 0.2% of nitrogen (N), 0.25% or less of niobium (Nb), and the balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, wherein a thickness central region has an average grain size d of 5 μm or less, and a fraction of a unrecrystallized area in a band form is 10% or less.

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1 . An austenitic stainless steel comprising, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.005 to 0.03% of carbon (C), 0.1 to 1.0% of silicon (Si), 0.1 to 2.0% of manganese (Mn), 6.0 to 12.0% of nickel (Ni), 16.0 to 20.0% of chromium (Cr), 0.01 to 0.2% of nitrogen (N), 0.25% or less of niobium (Nb), and the balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities,
 wherein a thickness central region has an average grain size d of 5 μm or less, and a fraction of a unrecrystallized area in a band form is 10% or less.   
     
     
         2 . The austenitic stainless steel according to  claim 1 , wherein a yield strength is at least 700 MPa but not more than 1113 MPa. 
     
     
         3 . The austenitic stainless steel according to  claim 1 , wherein an elongation is at least 20% but not more than 41.2%. 
     
     
         4 . The austenitic stainless steel according to  claim 1 , wherein a yield ratio is at least 0.8 but not more than 0.96. 
     
     
         5 . A method for manufacturing an austenitic stainless steel, the method comprising:
 hot rolling a slab comprising, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.005 to 0.03% of C, 0.1 to 1.0% of Si, 0.1 to 2.0% of Mn, 6.0 to 12.0% of Ni, 16.0 to 20.0% of Cr, 0.01 to 0.2% of N, 0.002 to 0.25% of Nb, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a thickness central region has an average grain size d of 5 μm or less, and a fraction of a unrecrystallized area in a band form is 10% or less;   cold rolling the hot-rolled slab at room temperature with a reduction ratio of 40% or more; and   cold annealing a resultant to satisfy a 22 value, represented by Equation (1) below of 0.8 or more:   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Ω 
                     = 
                     
                       3.35 
                       - 
                       
                         14. 
                         
                           
                             6 
                             * 
                           
                           [ 
                           C 
                           ] 
                         
                       
                       + 
                       
                         
                           0 
                           . 
                           1 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         0 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             5 
                             * 
                           
                           [ 
                           Si 
                           ] 
                         
                       
                       + 
                       
 
                       
                         
                           0.0058 
                           * 
                         
                         [ 
                         
                           M 
                           ⁢ 
                           n 
                         
                         ] 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         0.032 
                         
                           
                             1 
                             * 
                           
                           [ 
                           Cr 
                           ] 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         0.22 
                         
                           
                             2 
                             * 
                           
                           [ 
                           Ni 
                           ] 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         
                           2.02 
                           * 
                         
                         [ 
                         N 
                         ] 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         0.34 
                         
                           
                             0 
                             * 
                           
                           [ 
                           Nb 
                           ] 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         0.0053 
                         
                           8 
                           * 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         Md 
                         ⁢ 
                         30 
                       
                       - 
                       
                         0.0012 
                         
                           4 
                           * 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         Temp 
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                         
                     
                       ( 
                       1 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
         (wherein in Equation (1), [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Ni], [N], and [Nb] represent weight percentages (wt %) of respective elements, Md30 is a value defined by 551-462 ([C]+[N])−9.2*[Si]−8.1*[Mn]−13.7*[Cr]−29 ([Ni]+[Cu])−18.5*[Mo]−68 ([Nb]+[V]), and Temp is a cold annealing temperature (° C.)). 
       
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the cold rolling is performed after the hot rolling without performing hot annealing.

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